Content: how to disable a user account

[thibaudcolas]

It’s a simple one – we mention inactive users on https://guide.wagtail.org/en-latest/how-to-guides/manage-users-and-roles/. In the Concepts section, we have further details: https://guide.wagtail.org/en-latest/concepts/users-status/

I think we should:

1. Add a quick description of how to disable a user account by making it inactive, directly on https://guide.wagtail.org/en-latest/how-to-guides/manage-users-and-roles/.
2. Link to our Concepts page for more details.

[thibaudcolas]

@nouman17610 would you be ok to work on this one?

[nouman17610]

@thibaudcolas Yes please assign this issue to me. So I can start work on it. Thank you.

[nouman17610]

@thibaudcolas thank you

[nouman17610]

@thibaudcolas just wanted to make sure that this issue would be considered as a part of the Outreachy contribution. Thank you

[thibaudcolas]

@nouman17610 yes

[VictoriaAjala]

Hello @nouman17610 Can I confirm that you are still working on this issue...If not, Is it okay If I work on this?

[nouman17610]

@VictoriaAjala I am wokring on the issue. Thank you

[nouman17610]

@thibaudcolas I have reached this level. Please allow me editor access so I can complete this task and the final tasks of the application. Thank you

[nouman17610]

Draft for Procedure: How to disable a user account.

How to disable a user account by making it active Making a user inactive allows you to keep the user's data and limit the user's access.

Steps

1. Go to Settings on the left sidebar, then click Users in the sub-menu to access the Users page. The Users page displays the list of users. The users list displays the active or inactive status on the right side of each user.

2. Put a cursor on the single user. A checkbox will appear on the left of the user name. Click the Checkbox. A bulk action bar appears at the bottom of the page.

3. Click the Select active state button. Set active state appears with Active and Inactive radio buttons.

4. Click the Inactive radio button, and then click Yes, change state. On click action, it redirects to the Users page. When you scroll down to the user in the list, you see the status as active.

The inactive user cannot access the account, but the user's data is safe.

@thibaudcolas Step 1 and step 2 are already available on https://guide.wagtail.org/en-latest/how-to-guides/manage-users-and-roles/. We can start from step 3 if this procedure will be part of the Manage users and roles Guide